Paper clip



W. KETOLA.

PAPER cup. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1922.

1 m Patented 0st. 24, 1922.

I N V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Uct. 2d,. llflfi.

.IBAPER CLIP.

Application filed March 25,1922. Serial No. 546,819.

To all whom it may concern: a

Be it known that l, l/Vns'rnn Know, a

citizen of the Republic of Finland, residing at Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Paper Clips, of which the following is aspecificatlon.

7 vide a device of this character which may be constructed wholly ofmetal, and of any required size and strength of grip.

lVlth these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the inventin:

The figure represents the improved device, partly broken away toillustrate the interior construction of a portion of the device.

The improved device includes a support or base, preferably of twoportions 10 and 1.1 at right angles to each other, and of wood or metalas may be preferred.

Mounted on theportion 10 of the support, is a combined holding plate 12and housing 13, the latter tubular transversely and with circular ends,one of which is represented at 1-1;, and with guideways at the ends, oneof which is represented at 1.5, next to the circular ends. Disposedwithin the tubular portion 13 is a. centering rod 16 bearing; at itsends a ainst the inner faces of the circular portions 14.

The improved device includes a. spring controlled grip iiinp; portionincluding a member formed of a. section of relatively heavy resilientwire bent substantially into ll shape to produce spaced sides 17 and atransverse connecting portion, the latter bent into coils one of whichis represented at 18 and encircling the rod 16 with the portion of thetransverse connecting portion between the coils bent laterally as shownat 19 and bearing on the adjacent portion 10 of the support.

The flat portion 12 of the housing bears over the lateral projection orloop 19 and thus holds the coils in position.

. Supported on the sides 17 of the gripping portion is a plate 20secured to the portions 17 by rolling the edges of the plate around thesame as shown at 21.

Formed in the plate 20 are a plurality of elongated U shaped cleftswhereby holding lips 22 may be bent up from the plate to provide meansfor supporting a memorandum tablet 23.

At its free edge the plate 20 is provided with spaced clefts to releasea portion adapted to'be bent outwardly into a finger grip 2a, tofacilitate the releasing of the gripping member.

The bearing portion of the improved device is preferably formed of asingle section of wire. bent to the required shape and including sideloops 25 and 26, a continuous transverse portion 27, and a dividedtransverse portion 28 and 29.

The transverse portions 28 and 29 are upturned at their confrontingends, as indicated at 30, and the edges of theplate 23 at the sides ofthelip portion 2 1- are rolled around the transverse portions 28 and 29,the upturned portions 30 preventing the lat oral displacement. of thebearing member.

The spring coil 18 operates to hold the bearing member yieldably againstthe portion 11 of the support, as willbe obvious.

The improved device is simple in construction, may be manufactured ofany required size or capacity, of any suitable material, and may beemployed wherever a yieldable clip is required to hold papers or likearticles.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawingsand set forth in the specification, but it will be un derstood thatmodifications within the scope of the claimed invention may be made intheconstruction without departing from the principle of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages. V

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is 1. A clipdevice comprising a support, a resilient wire bent substantially into Ushape to produce spaced sides and a connecting portion, said connectingportion turned into coils. a housing on said support and enclosing saidcoils and holding; them from rotation relative to the support, a platemember attached to the side portions of said U shaped member, and abearing member swinging on the plate.

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2. A clip device comprising a support, a shaped member: a bearing memberformed resilient Wire bent substantially into U shape of Wire andincluding transverse portions, to produce spaced sides and a connectingand means for swingingly connecting said 10 portion, said connectingportion turned into plate to said transverse portions.

5 Coils means for holding said coils from ro- In testimony Wl1180f,Iafiix my signature tation relative to the support, a plate Inernhereto.ber attached to the side portions of said U VVESTER KETOLA.

